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“Well, isn’t that a winning attitude But this is the first time for me, actually And it will be the last”

He scowled “Oh, that’s right I forgot who I was talking to Can’t have anythinglittle Miss Perfect’s reputation”

We neared the principal’s office, so I paused “I’rades, and have good behavior if ant to succeed Not all of us can get a free ride just because we kno to swis overlooked simply because we’re athletic”

It was an understatement Carson was a pretty decent cross-country track runner, but he was unrivaled in the water The boy was born with gills

He scoffed “I don’t just kno to swim”

I smirked as my underhanded dismissal of him hit its mark

I placed my hands on my hips and watched as he defended his title

“I’ve won State two years in a row and set the Sweet Water record in all of ain this year”

“You’re so o of yours weighing you down How does it fit inside your swim cap?”

Carson snorted, and I turned back to the door Before I could wrench it open, his hand ca and war in lanced back at him

His expression was serious, maybe more so than ever before “It really was an accident”

I hesitated, staring into eyes the same color as the pool water he practically lived in, and for a enuine

My gaze raked over his e of his jaw, and his ? This was Carson Brooks I was talking about

Glancing away from him, I shoved the door open and went inside

CHAPTER TWO